Today we have a guest editorial from Rodney Landrum who wonders how DBA Managers, removed from the front lines, can keep up to date and retain their edge. Is it inevitable that, slowly but inexorably, they will feel the 'blunting of the blade'?
2010-01-05
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Today we have a guest editorial from Grant Fritchey. The Boy Scouts motto is "be prepared" and most of you probably unconsciously follow that in your daily lives. Why is it that so many of us don't follow through on this same advice with our databases? Grant Fritchey gives a few examples of how you should "be prepared" for a database emergency.
2010-01-04
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The first day of 2010 has Steve Jones blooper reel in addition to some well wishes.
2010-01-01
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The end of another year has an early Friday poll this week from Steve Jones. What are you looking to do in 2010?
2009-12-31
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Steve Jones looks back at 2009 and examines some of the predictions he made at the beginning of the year.
2009-12-30
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A recent crash of the popular Coding Horror blog brings the responsibility of backups to the front of today's editorial. See if you agree with Steve Jones and his take on backups and restores.
2009-12-29
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This week Steve Jones asks if Service Pack 4 for SQL Server 2005 is coming out and makes an argument why it should.
2009-12-28
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It seems that IT people often get stuck working on the holidays, whether being on-call or even dealing with maintenance. We need to remember to rotate that coverage fairly since all of us deserve a break. Steve Jones also reminds you to negotiate compensation.
2009-12-28
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A guest editorial from Tim Ford updates this Christmas classic for the SQL Server professionals out there.
2009-12-24
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Companies have to make choices about what to spend money on, often not using the same priorities as those in IT might choose. Steve Jones talks about some of choices they make and why their decisions might make some sense.
2009-12-23
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The following came across my YouTube feed today. It’s an interview with General James...
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